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Falling Through The Cracks...
Kathryn Berkett MEdPsych
The earlier and more pervasive the insult
the bigger the crack
SCIENCE
•Survival
•Procreation
•Protection
Amygdala
Hippocampus
PFC
Nucleus Accumbens
Fusiform Gyrus
Emotional Reaction
Memory
Reasoning / Judgement
Reward Centre
Facial Recognition
Some Areas Affected
The Balancing Act
Reference: Somerville LH, Jones RM & Casey BJ. (2010). A time of change: Behavioral and neural correlates of adolescent sensitivity to appetitive and aversive environmental cues. Brain and Cognition, 72, 124 – 133.
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PFC = Prefrontal CortexN. A. = Nucleus Accumbens
Playing “Chicken”
Reference: Gardner M & Steinberg L. Peer Influence on Risk Taking, Risk Preference, and Risky Decision Making in Adolescence and Adulthood: An Experimental Study. Developmental Psychology 2005, Vol. 41, No. 4, 625–635
The Results
Reference: Data from Steinberg L. Risk-taking in adolescence: New perspectives from brain and behavioral science. Current Directions in Psychological Science 2007;16:55–59. Adapted from Gardner M. and Steinberg L. 2005
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Reading Faces
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Reference: Yurgelun-Todd